The greater number of their compounded words, (and, I believe, every one of them) which convey a virtuous or pure idea, either have some syllables of the three divine names, or visibly glance at them; or have one or two vowels of the sacred name, YO HE WAH, and generally begin with one of them; which I shall exemplify, with a few Chikkasah and Cheerake words. _Isse-Ahowwè_, “Deer;” _Yanàsa_, Buffalo, which as it begins with the divine name, YAH, contains no more of their beloved vowels: in like manner, _Wahka_, “cattle;” _Ishke-Oochēa_, “a mother.” This last seems to be drawn from _Isha_, the mother of all mankind. _Ehó_ and _Enekia_ signify “a woman.” The latter is derived from the active verb, _Akekiuhah_, signifying “to love ardently,” or like a woman; _Nakkàne Askai_, “a man.” From this word, the Chikkasah derive _Nakke_, the name of an arrow or bullet: and with the Cheerake _Askai_ signifies “to fear;” as all the American brute animals were afraid of man, &c. Words, which imply either a vicious or impure idea, generally begin with a consonant, and double those favourite vowels, either at the beginning and end, or in the middle, of such words; as _Nassooba Woheea_, “a wolf.” With the Chikkasah, _Eassooba_ signifies “bewildered;” _Patche_, “a pigeon,” and _Patche Eassooba_, “a turtle-dove.” _Soore_ and _Sheeke_ are the Chikkasah and Cheerake names of a “Turkey-buzzard;” _Choola_ and _Choochòla_, “a fox;” _Shookqua_ and _Seequa_, an “opossum,” or hog; _Ookoonne_, “a polecat;” _Ookoonna_, “a badger;” _Chookphe_ and _Cheesto_, “a rabbet.” The last word is derived from the defective verb _Chesti_, “forbear,” or do not meddle with; and rabbets were prohibited to the Israelites. In like manner, _Ooppa_ and _Ookookoo_, “a night-owl;” _Oophe_ and _Keera_, “a dog;” _Nahoolla_ and _U-nēhka_, “white people,” or “impure animals.” The Chikkasah both corrupt and transpose the last part of the divine name, Ishtohoollo; and the Cheerake invert their magnifying termination _U_, to convey an impure idea. And through the like faint allusion to this divine name, _Hoollo_ signifies “idols, pictures, or images;” a sharp-pointed sarcasm! for the word, _Hoollo_, signifies also “menstruous women,” who were for the time an equal abomination to the Israelites, and with whom they were to have no communion. These two words seem to bear the same analogy to each other, as אל, _Al_, a name of God, and אלה, _Aleh_, signifying the covenant of the holy One to redeem man, and אלוה, _Aloah_, execrated, or accursed of God, as idols were. {57}